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語源

From the genus name Dracaena, from Latin dracaena, from Ancient Greek δράκαινᾰ (drákaina, “she-dragon”).

名詞

dracaena (複数形 dracaenas)

1. (botany) Any of the genus Dracaena of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.
   • 2022 October 29, Melissa Kirsch, “Garden Varieties”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     “Again with this?” I groaned to the dracaenae. (“Talk to them!” numerous readers advised.) The plants chuckled and shook their heads. No they didn’t. They’re plants!

参考

• dracaena on Wikipedia.
• dracaena on Wikispecies.

Latin

語源

Romanized form of the Ancient Greek δράκαινα (drákaina, “she-dragon”)

発音

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /draˈkae̯.na/, [d̪räˈkäe̯nä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /draˈt͡ʃe.na/, [d̪räˈt͡ʃɛːnä]

名詞

dracaena f (genitive dracaenae); first declension

1. a she-dragon

語形変化

First-declension noun.

派生した語

• Italian: tracina